Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:44:02 +0000
The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:41:31 +0000
Israel has said it’s prepared to disrupt internet service in Gaza, signaling a new age of warfare. In the past two weeks, the Palestinian territory has already suffered three communications shutdowns.
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Credit to Author: K.G. Orphanides| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:52:58 +0000
A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: SolarWinds is charged with fraud, New Orleans police face recognition has flaws, and new details about Okta’s October data breach emerge.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000
Following a string of serious security incidents, Microsoft says it has a plan to deal with escalating threats from cybercriminals and state-backed hackers.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: Details emerge of a US government social media-scanning tool that flags “derogatory” speech, and researchers find vulnerabilities in the global mobile communications network.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:51:31 +0000
As Israel increases its ground operation in Gaza, the last remaining internet and mobile connections have gone dark.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:40:12 +0000
A recent breach of authentication giant Okta has impacted nearly 200 of its clients. But repeated incidents and the company’s delayed disclosure have security experts calling foul.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Though often viewed as the “crown jewel” of the US intelligence community, fresh reports of abuse by NSA employees and chaos in the US Congress put the tool’s future in jeopardy.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: IT workers secretly funnel money to North Korea, a court in the US upholds keyword search warrants, and WhatsApp gets a passwordless upgrade on Android
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